Currently, Louisiana is the only state in the nation that requires a two-thirds vote from the House and Senate to boost tuition and fees. Lawmakers trying to change that to a simple majority vote added the language into a separate measure, House Bill 391, that would consolidate university management boards.

But House Speaker Jim Tucker, R-Terrytown, said that would create two different purposes for the bill and violate a constitutional provision that requires legislation to have a singular purpose.

So, the House voted 82-10 to strip the tuition increase language from the consolidation bill, which will be debated in the House at a later date.